People & Culture Intern

2 months ago


Toronto, Canada Covenant House Toronto Full time

**People and Culture Intern**

**Onsite, Downtown Toronto**

**Contract, End Date September 2024**

**Purpose of role**:
The People and Culture Intern role is a mix of HR strategy and administrative support. The internship will provide experience primarily in collaborating with team members to optimize all aspects of the employee lifecycle including Recruitment, Selection, Administration and Training and Development. However, if you are eager and willing to learn, this is a great opportunity for you to assist with numerous HR projects while developing a wide range of skills as they relate to the full scope of human resources.

**Responsibilities**:

- Process new hire paperwork
- Maintain confidential records for staff and new hires
- Check HR inbox
- Plan, coordinate and implement recruitment activities including relationships with resources media
- Responsible for design and placement of job postings. Maintain Agency web site postings
- Conduct phone screening
- Schedule, coordinate and participate in conducting interviews
- Assist with thorough selection process and keep accurate interview and evaluation records
- Conduct reference checks, summarizing the information and make recommendations for hiring
- Identify and implement innovative and effective recruitment and selection strategies and make recommendations
- Prepare HR reports
- Facilitate successful on-boarding of new employees
- Assist with training projects, including training administration
- Provide support to volunteer services as needed
- Ad hoc HR projects
- Other duties as required

**Qualifications**:

- Current enrollment or recently graduated student in a relevant postsecondary or postgraduate program with a focus on HR Management
- Attention to detail
- Eager to learn and take initiative
- Ability to work under limited supervision
- Exceptional interpersonal skills, tact and professionalism
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to manage multiple assignments
- Excellent planning, organization and prioritizing skills
- Positive, friendly and helpful approach to work
- Solid knowledge of and practical experience with MS Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel
- Satisfactory current Vulnerable Sector Check and Criminal Records Check

**What we Offer**:

- Meaningful work.
- Competitive compensation.
- Employee perks which include discounts on gym membership, city bike rentals and more.

**About Covenant House Toronto**

Covenant House helps youth ignite their potential and reclaim their lives. As Canada’s largest agency serving youth who are homeless, trafficked or at risk, we offer the widest range of services to hundreds of young people every day.

More than a place to stay, we provide life-changing care with unconditional love and respect. We meet youth’s immediate needs and then we work together to achieve their future goals. We offer 24/7 crisis shelter transitional housing options on-site and, in the community, health and well-being support, training and skill development, and ongoing care once youth move into the community.

For over 40 years, Covenant House has been dedicated to its mission of serving youth on the street and to protect and safeguard all youth with absolute respect and unconditional love. Since 1982, Covenant House has supported more than 100,000 young people.

At Covenant House Toronto we believe in a workplace culture of inclusion that is welcoming, respectful and safe for all staff. It is critical to Covenant House Toronto success to eliminate barriers and promote the inclusion of equity groups. Equity groups have been, and continue to be, underrepresented and marginalized in the workforce, leadership roles, and in some specific occupations. Equity groups include but may not be limited to Indigenous persons, racialized people, gender diverse people, 2SLGBTQIA+ people, and people with disabilities.

In accordance with the Ontario Human Rights Code, Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act and Covenant House Policy on Accommodation, a request for accommodation will be accepted as part of the Covenant House recruitment process.


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